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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to annual continuing education requirements for county |
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election officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 31.127, Election Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.127. TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION. |
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SECTION 2. Section 31.127, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows: |
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(c) A county election officer shall complete 10 hours of |
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instruction on the performance of the election officer's duties |
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before the first anniversary of the date the county election |
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officer assumes those duties. |
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(d) After the first anniversary of the date a county |
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election officer assumes the duties of office, the county election |
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officer must complete 10 hours of continuing education courses each |
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calendar year. |
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(e) If a county election officer completes continuing |
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education courses in an amount that exceeds the number of hours |
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required under Subsection (d), the county election officer may |
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carry over not more than five hours of excess completed continuing |
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education courses from one calendar year to the following calendar |
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year. |
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SECTION 3. Section 51.605, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) As part of the 20 hours of initial instruction and of |
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continuing education courses prescribed under this section, a |
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county clerk may complete not more than 10 hours of instruction |
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required under Section 31.127, Election Code, on the duties of an |
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election officer. |
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SECTION 4. Section 6.231, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) As part of the 20 hours of annual continuing education |
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prescribed under this section, a county assessor-collector may |
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complete not more than 10 hours of instruction required under |
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Section 31.127, Election Code, on the duties of an election |
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officer. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |